Entrances That Give You Chills- Page 2

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 2/24/18 at 10:48pm

"You there....why are you so late..." Norma at the top of the stairs. Chills. 

[WldKingdomHM]

Posted: 2/25/18 at 12:12am

Joanna Lumley  in La Bete

[ethan231h]

Posted: 2/25/18 at 12:12pm

Leading player shadow/walking through curtain in the recent pippin revival. 

the adult woman (camryn manheim's role) walking down the stairs as "Mamma Who Bore Me" begins in the Spring Awakening revival

Anatol in Great Comet

 

[ljay889]

Posted: 2/25/18 at 12:16pm

Only one mention of Madame Rose???
Wow.

[SNAFU]

Posted: 2/25/18 at 12:49pm

Cervantes being brought into the prison by the Spanish Guards in the original Man of La Mancha.

[@z5]

Posted: 2/25/18 at 2:50pm

My #1 is When Hamilton appears in the first song -- always chills every time I've seen it. 

Hedwig.

Dolly in the title song.

 

Also, Janet McTeer's entrance in the revival of Les Liaisons Dangereuses revival was pretty damn great.

[Bwayfan292]

Posted: 2/25/18 at 2:53pm

Adult simba in the Lion king.

[SempreLiberal]

Posted: 2/25/18 at 5:24pm

I’d also agree with the adult Ti Moune’s entrance in the superb Once on this Island revival as one that is exhilarating.*

“Sing out, Louise” remains the gold standard, though.

[Brave Sir Robin2]

Posted: 2/25/18 at 5:28pm

Helene's entrance for "Charming" in GREAT COMET was fabulous.

[WaffleOnWheels]

Posted: 2/25/18 at 5:31pm

The two best parts of an otherwise pretty dreadful show was Christine Ebersole appearing at the top of those pink stairs exclaiming "she's here", and Patti Lupone walking on stage exclaiming "It's so wonderful to be back in Manhattan!"

[ARTc3]

Posted: 2/25/18 at 5:52pm

I graciously add the entrance of The Leading Player (Ben Vereen) in the original Bob Fosse's direction / choreography of Pippin: a haunting musical vamp followed by the reveal of a wall of just hands moving to the curious music. Then through the darkness we meet The Leading Player. Brilliant. Breathtaking.

BTW... loved the revival too, but the original entrance was, as the song said, "magic".

[theaterdarling]

Posted: 2/25/18 at 10:36pm

Al Pacino as Teach in American Buffalo.  F***in Ruthie. F***in Ruthie...... Can't ever forget it. 

[pushdabutton]

Posted: 2/25/18 at 10:42pm

Circle of Life in The Lion King and Alexander Hamilton's entrance in Hamilton.

[followspot]

Posted: 2/25/18 at 11:44pm

Joanna Lumley in La Bête.  Unforgettable.

[singerunlimited]

Posted: 2/26/18 at 1:12am

Norma Desmond in “Sunset Boulevard.” Hard to top, IMHO.

[mailhandler777]

Posted: 2/26/18 at 1:44am

I haven't seen Dolly yet so can't give my opinion on that. My favorite entrance is Glinda appearing in her bubble and when Elphaba runs onstage in Wicked.

I'm also a weird one but I got chills when Christine Dwyer ran onstage as Sylvia in Finding Neverland.

[jonah3500]

Posted: 2/26/18 at 6:29am

My favorite is when the curtain rises on all of bikini bottom.

[Zamedy154]

Posted: 2/26/18 at 7:30am

Re: "Sing out, Louise!" (which by the way was not in the original script. It was handwritten in by Merman. Whether it was her idea or she wrote in an add from the creative team is unclear)...

Does Rose always enter from the back of the theatre down one of the aisles? Did Angela, Tyne, Bernadette and Patti all do that?

[chewy5000]

Posted: 2/26/18 at 7:47am

I'm so glad someone already mentioned TIMBUKTU

[Lot666]

Posted: 2/26/18 at 8:26am

Bettyboy72 said: ""You there....why are you so late..." Norma at the top of the stairs. Chills."

[Lot666]

Posted: 2/26/18 at 8:31am

chewy5000 said: "I'm so glad someone already mentioned TIMBUKTU"

I had no prior knowledge of that, but it was pretty damn fabulous. "I AM HERE." 

[ebizzle]

Posted: 2/26/18 at 8:31am

For me, Pierre’s entrance in Great Comet and not even when Josh Groban was in the show. Towards the end of the run there was a lot of excitement and anticipation, probably due to the fantastic set and costumes. I know I held my breath the last time I saw the show, a few performances before closing.

[PatrickDC]

Posted: 2/26/18 at 11:29pm

ARTc3 said: "I graciously add the entrance of The Leading Player (Ben Vereen) in the original Bob Fosse's direction / choreography of Pippin: ahaunting musical vamp followed by the reveal of a wall of just hands moving to the curious music. Then through the darkness we meet The Leading Player. Brilliant. Breathtaking.

BTW... loved the revival too, but the original entrance was, as the song said, "magic"."

I was just today thinking about PIPPIN and remembered this thread. I loved the entrance of the LP and the other leads in the revival. I saw the show a few weeks after the Tonys so I knew what to expect from the curtain drop but was still wow'ed. 

[binau]

Posted: 2/26/18 at 11:34pm

Bernadette in Follies

Bernadette/CZJ in A Little Night Music

Bernadette in Gypsy

Bernadette in Hello, Dolly!

Bernadette in Sunday 

[BroadwayMan5]

Posted: 2/27/18 at 12:10am

I don't think any entrance in Broadway history tops Dolly at Harmonia Gardens but a few others I like:

- I think Bye Bye Birdie is really well constructed with the slow reveal of Conrad Birdie. The first time we meet him (in "Healthy Normal American Boy", he doesn't even speak. Then finally after more than half an act talking about him, we finally get to hear him in "Honestly Sincere"

- I've also always been fond of the Witch's entrance in Into the Woods

- The Phantom at the end of "Masquerade